Chain Lightning (1927 film)
Chain Lightning is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Lambert Hillyer based upon the novel Brass Commandments by Malcolm Stuart Boylan.[1] The film stars Buck Jones, Diane Ellis, Ted McNamara, Jack Baston, William Welsh, and Martin Faust. The film was released on August 14, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation.[2][3][4] The novel that the film is based upon was previously filmed as Brass Commandments (1923).[1]
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| Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
| Screenplay by | Lambert Hillyer |
| Based on | Brass Commandments by Charles Alden Seltzer |
| Starring | Buck Jones Diane Ellis Ted McNamara Jack Baston William Welsh Martin Faust |
| Cinematography | Reginald Lyons |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
Production company | Fox Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
Cast
- Buck Jones as Steve Lannon
- Diane Ellis as Glory Jackson
- Ted McNamara as Shorty
- Jack Baston as Campan
- William Welsh as George Clearwater
- Martin Faust as Bannack
- William Caress as Tom Yeats
- Gene Cameron as Binghamwell Stokes Hurlbert
References
- Progressive Silent Film List: Chain Lightning at silentera.com
- "Chain Lightning (1927) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- "Chain-Lightning - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- "Chain Lightning". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
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- Chain Lightning on IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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